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Key Words of the English language
Some words in our language are used much more
frequently than others. Three hundred of the most
frequently used words make up about three-quarters
of the total number of words used in juvenile reading.
The very common words have been called Key
Words, and reading skill is accelerated if these
important words are learned early.
This first dictionary introduces ninetytwo Key Words
in pictorial and the words chosen lend
form,
themselves to easy, unambiguous illustration.
Sixty eight nouns are presented, thirty two appearing
again in the plural form. Eleven verbs in everyday use
are included, also the most commonly used numbers
and colours.

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A First Ladybird Key Words
Picture
Dictionary
by J McNALLY
illustrations by
HURLSTON DESIGN LTD

Ladybird Books Loughborough

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car
cats
 cow
cows

children
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cups

dogs
door
draw
drawing
 drink
drinking
eat
eating
flower

flowers

four
oo
oo
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hand

hands
horse
 horses

houses
 jump
jumping
 letter

letters
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men
money
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pencil
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seat
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singing

street
 sun

sweets
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three
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tree
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water
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woman

women
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List of words in this dictionary
apple cops eating
apples car egg
cars eggs
baby cat
bag farm
cots
fire
ball chair
first
balls chairs
fish
bed children
bird five
cow flower
birds cows
black flowers
cup four
blue cups
boat girl
dog
boats girls
dogs
book doll
green
books
box
dolls hand
door hands
boy down hat
boys
draw hats
bus
drawing head
cake drink hill

cakes drinking horse

cap eat horses
house picture sun
houses play sweets
ink playing table
jam policeman tables
jump pull
tea
jumping push three
l<ing queen toy
lost rabbit toys
letter rain train
letters read tree
man reading trees
men red two
milk road up
money room van
nail run
water
one school white
open sea window
peg seat woman
pegs shop women
pen shops write
pens sing
pencil singing yellow
pencils street zoo
Not a Key Word
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Key to^^*^The
reading SUCCESS
The Ladybird Key
words Reading Scheme
There have been countless reports that children make
exceptional progress with the Ladybird Key Words
Reading Scheme. The complete scheme consists of 36
titles (a, b and c readers) plus 2 picture dictionaries and
6 workbooks. There is also a teacher's handbook entitled
Teaching Reading.
The learner starts with book la. He/she then reads 1b
and 1c. 2a follows, then 2b and 2c and so on, until at
the final stage he/she reads 1 2a, 1 2b and 1 2c. Phonic
teaching starts in book 4c and continues through the c
boo/<s until f 1c.
Also linked with the scheme is the Read it Yourself
series. These books provide supplementary reading
ng at ^
various levels in the Reading Scheme. Well known1 folk fl
and fairy stories are retold to give any child pleasure
asure
and a sense of achievement.

A free explanatory booklet on the use of the

Ladybird Key Words Reading Scheme is available ISBN D-7Em-Dbl7-3
from the publishers: LADYBIRD BOOKS LTD
Loughborough Leicestershire England

Printed in England

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